John Salley Names His Top 5 NBA Players, Michael Jordan Isn't One of Them (Part 6) 

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John Salley had always had a great sense of humor. Looks like it was a good interview

Wow I learned a whole lot from basketball greats thanks to this guy. Sally is a great guest

What a great talk session. I really enjoyed that. Long tall is a great nickname and fits Salley perfectly

Chuck Daly had a group of many different types of players to coach , and pulled it together !

John Sally is a Smart Man! Much respect to, one of the original Bad Boys!...... February 19, 2018

No matter what John says, I felt the way I felt about Jordan because of the way he played. Basketball was at back in the 90s. Michael would abuse this guy's. There was nothing like heading into the fourth quarter and watching MJ take over the game if they were behind. When MJ hit that switch to get into another gear was just beautiful to watch.

wow the older jb smooth gets the more he looks like John salley lol

When players tell the truth about those times, being in those locker rooms, being in those film studies. It's a great thing

I don't fully agree his opinions on MJ, but I respect him for his intelligence for carrying his line of reasoning.

9:30-10:53 -- all things considered, this was astute business sense, exercised on John's behalf -- it reminds me of the popular Business Quote, in which I'll paraphrase: "In Business, as in Life, you don't {always} get what you deserve -- you get what you negotiate."

great, GREAT interview!

1) Magic 2) Bird 3) Kareem 4) Russell 5) Wilt

I respect John Salley as a man. He is intelligent, articulent and seems to be a fair and honest human being as well as a really tough player .........

The whole greatest of all time thing is opinion based

Very well put

Absolutely fascinating hearing his breakdown on Michael Jordan.

My top 5: Uncle ben Aunt jemima Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam Sara Lee Honorable Mention: Sweet Baby Ray and King Vitamin

I could listen to John Salley talk all day.

Great guy. Nice interview.

His eloquence is admirable.

John Salley should be a sports agent. Good interview Vlad, just now seeing this..

Intelligent interview that outlines the historical contributions of the greatest legends to ever lace the shoes up. Who is usually the consensus on the all time list? It changes with every current and former NBA Player in using a specific criteria. I agree with John Salley's exclusion of Michael Jordan.

Oh man, Salley is such a fine fellow -- smart, polite, thoughtful, funny.

This interviewer is great. Let’s John talk.

Growing up a Celtics fan I rooted against Sally regularly. This is one of the most thoughtful and insightful interviews ever. Wow.

I totally agree with Salley! Great interview!

People saying All The Pistons are bitter about losing to The Bulls. John Salley doesn't sound bitter whatsoever. Dude was keeping it real as f**k. & he's a good businessman. I didn't know Salley negotiated his own contracts. Now That's what I'm talking about!

John's choices are right on. As much as I love Larry Bird, Wilt, Kareem, Oscar Robertson, Magic, I would still vote for MJ. I am old enough to have watched Bill Russell, and I might put him number two.

One thing I noticed about former “Bad Boy” Pistons is they always downplay Michael Jordan while at the same time worshipping those 1980s Celtics teams. I see it here where Salley puts Larry Bird in his all time top five (which I agree with btw) as well as seeing Isiah Thomas drool while speaking of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale on NBA TV whenever he gets the chance. Those former Pistons do NOT respect Michael Jordan. They have nothing but love and respect for Larry Bird though.

I love Salley’s interviews

WoWWW Such amazing insight! Right on John!

Nonsense. Do you really think Jerry West is a better player than Michael Jordan just because West is the NBA logo? Even West himself disagreed.

John Salley brings up some interesting points. Yes the NBA did one hell of a job promoting the game, but MJ was special.

He hit the nail on the head with a sledgehammer offers a very interesting perspective!

I could listen to this guy talk all day.

Memo to John Salley: Robert Parish, then 43 but still in remarkable shape did not play nine games and " Quit." He was with the team for the whole season and deserved the salary he got, since he is one of the 50 greatest players ever. He retired at 44, not quit, and you're not even in the same class as the Chief.

Salley is always a great interview.

Could listen to Sall all day long

No hand checking, no hard fouls, no leaning on a guy, no talking to the ref.

I'm with Salley for the fact that in his era and who he watched and got his game from, he is entitled to state who he feels impressed him the most. Jordan was after these guys. You can't expect him to knock these guys down if he has Jordan as a 6th constituent.

The thing that grabs me about this interview is that if players knew MJ’s tendencies about how many dribbles before switching hands etc they still could not stop him. So what’s that say to his greatness? I know his patterns but he is still killing us.😂😂😂

John Salley fez parte do grande Detroit Pistons, equipe fantástica, a única que conseguia chegar próximo do grande Chicago Bulls de Jordan. Grandes jogos NBA 90s. Show.

Damn my brother, this video should be shown around the world. You are so right.

The NBA marketed MJ as the GOAT, it's only a coincidence that his stats back it up. It's only a coincidence that Bird and Magic and players on his top 5 say that Jordan is the best ever.

so if everyone knew the moves Jordan would make on the court, how come they still couldn’t stop him? This guy is on crack

Jordan vs Bird, on NES... The first basketball game I got for my Nintendo, in 1988... Then in 1992, it was Tecmo NBA Basketball, the first fully licensed game, with 12 players on each team, all 27 teams (at that time) and league approval

great conversation

John Sally is a smart guy, he well articulated his choice of all times top 5.

You knew it and still couldn’t stop him

Oh yeahhh...I remember salley canarsie high squad and the semi finals at St John's...great weekend..Andre Irvin squad rocked y'all...

All facts by John Salley. All Facts

A sharp dude. If there's flies on this brother, they're payin rent.

John Salley and his Bad Boy Pistons knocked Jordan and the Bulls out of the playoffs three straight years: 1988, 1989, and 1990. So, he isn't in "AWE" of Michael Jordan. So, that is why he probably doesn't have Jordan in his top 5.

excellent

John Salley is 1 of best interviews, he bought his rights

This makes sense. Its like Vince needing a face in wrestling and he chose Hogan. Both Jordan and Hogan became "Babe Ruth" of their profession

John Salley could make a point if what he is saying actually made sense. To many facts to dispute all in one setting I’ll counter his argument with just a few facts. 1. He takes pride in saying how the pistons stopped MJ and the Bulls in 88,89,90! Here’s the thing The Bulls dethroned the pistons but did the pistons ever dethrone the bulls and at what time did MJ’s Bulls ever get swept by the pistons but the pistons got swept but the Bulls so this point is moot, but what isn’t is once mike got past the piston they never looked back and the pistons could never get back because of the roadblock Chicago became to them! 2. Bill Russell’s 11 rings. Sounds great but he got 11 rings in a league with 14 teams and at the time he was one of four big men over 6’8”. Mike got 6 in a league with 30 teams talk about the competitiveness of the league at this point verses when Bill played. 3. 3 Mike has 6 NBA championships 6 finals MVPs (undefeated in finals play) 10x NBA scoring champion Lead the league 3x in steals 9x first team defensive 10x all-star 5 league MVPs 1 Defensive Player of the year Now compare Russell, magic, Kareem, West resume to Mikes it falls short....note Kareem is the leagues all time scorer but he played 20 years Mike only played 15 4. The ridiculous nonsense that stern used mike and made him the face of the NBA. Well who else was doing what mike was doing in this time frame that could have been used? I don’t think Salley for one could have filled the role so it’s not about just putting someone in the spotlight it’s about earning the spot in the light and mike did that. To sum up everything to me it just seems as if Salley is a Mike hater. I’ve heard better arguments made for Lebron being the G.O.A.T than the foolery he just spoke. At the end of the day it is his opinion.

10:03 "Can't do it Long Tall..." Lol, it's a reference to Long Tall Sall(e)y by Little Richard.

There's video of Salley on the bulls bench in full fan mode saying "He is the MAN" shaking a towel and everything lol

Jordan created the hype because of his play, and he lived up to it. Time and time again.

John Sally aka John Silly is a knowledgeable dude💪🏀👌

great observation of bulls & warriors.... and i agree..

He's talking sense to me. Marketing is a powerful thing.

He laid out the plan, create your brand with this plan. Truth 1000 JS.

you can argue that mj isn’t the greatest of all time but you can’t tell me he isn’t top 5😐 they had a book on how to stop him & he still ended up dismantling the bad boys smh

How to have NBA 🐐 discussions: +3 Finals win +2 Finals MVP +1 Finals loss +1 MVP reg season +1 DPOY -1 Eliminated before Finals (playoffs) -2 Misses playoffs -3 Under .500 season

John Salley Always been total class

He's a bad boy piston through and through they tend not show too much love to Jordan

There's no bulshit to John Salley, the man speaks the truth. How I wish he played for the Celtics ( from Rookie to retirement ).

Perfect!

Robert Parish didn't "play 9 games and quit," he actually played half the season as a Bull (including 3 starts) and played 2 playoff games off the bench in the '97 playoffs. Parish was also 43 years old when he was a Bull.

All I'm going to say is everyone of those top 5 top 6 he named has a legitimate argument to be the goat. That is no offense to jordan because he also has a legit case. I'm a Larry bird guy and I don't 100% know he is the best but if I had to pick one player to build my team around Bird would be my guy.

Michael jordan wasnt in video games until recently, He didnt allow his image to be used in games in the 90s

you always look at guys who came before you. That's class right there.

Bird and Magic made the NBA national. MJ and David Stern made the NBA global.

I respect John Salley, but Larry Bird and Magic Johnson admitted in the Dream Team documentary that Michael's team whipped their asses in the practice sessions of the first Dream Team. The only one on his list that he could make an argument for is Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

But he said Mike was the greatest after the last dance on espn this yr

Thank you Sally....finally!

He is 1000% right, Jordan isn’t the only one with that mentality. Every great player has/had that same mentality

Michael just called Salley to give him back the ring...........

Best college player all time Pistol Pete and nba Jordan

Love that he gave love to West.

Salley speaking facts, all the players who don't say he's the goat are always called haters cus Jordan has a brand behind him

The Fish that saved Pittsburgh starring Dr J was a classic basketball movie in the seventies before Space Jam and may have had a similar effect on the league as well as Dr J’s career. Then again maybe not because it didn’t have the same crossover success but still just as fun to watch providing its out there!

John Salley knew his worth.

I really like John Salley, great person and a smart business man!!

As soon as Jordan got a little bit of help, it was O-V-E-R for the Pistons and everyone else. FACTS.

MJ caused him and his Pistons to create the Jordan rules. He has to be in his top 5. Bird and Jordan were the only two players to create havoc for them

The pistons could not handle Bernard King. One of the best low post players ever!

Thank you John Sally.

Wow I did not know he was so intellectual! Speaks very well.

Salley’s like a lot of old school heads. He puts guys in his top five that he remembers from his youth. A lot of older fans are guilty of doing the same thing. I know a guy who swears up and down that Oscar Robertson was the greatest player of all time. You can’t convince him otherwise. If I tell him that Jordan’s the greatest ever, he just laughs and says, “You never saw Oscar Robertson play...”.

I dont care what anyone says Ben Wallace is one if the best Defensive players of all time!!!

Salley is very informative

That's good shit, Salley

My all time greatest Wilt Chamberlain,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Oscar Robertson,Julious Irving, Magic Johnson.

Celtics fan here, so yea a bit of a homer. Larry Bird IMO is the best ALL-AROUND player to ever lace 'em up. He did it all. HOWEVER, I can't say he's the best b/c of his short window of greatness. Watch his highlight plays and you stack them up with the greats. You decide.

I respect that list.

Highly intelligent player and very intelligent answers! and funny!